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TOO many homes are being built in Northop Hall according to a Flintshire County Councillor.

An application has been made to build 36 new homes on a 4.6 acre site at the end of Llys Ben. According to Cllr Tony Sharps, plans have recently been approved for 52 houses at Cae Eithin on Village Road and there are 27 houses currently for sale in the village.

“To add a further 36 dwellings would be a disaster for the village. Putting extra strain on the local school and further danger on Village Road,” he said.

A report, compiled on behalf of developer Morris Homes, stated there are several published reports indicating a high level of need for affordable housing in the rural areas of Flintshire: “The council’s housing needs survey found a need for 133 affordable houses per year in the five wards of Northop Hall, Connah’s Quay, Hawarden, Sealand and Shotton.”

The consultation period for the development closes on May 2. Cllr Sharps said he was confident the application would not be approved by Flintshire County Council.

“The sight at Llys Ben – known locally as the Gorsy – is designated as a green space and is well used by the local villagers given the public rights of way and other informal paths crossing the site... The whole village is against this. There is obviously not a demand for this because of all the ones still for sale elsewhere. If you were to add together the proposed homes from this development, the Anwyl houses and the homes for sale you have over 100 empty homes in Northop Hall.”

He added: “Even if they were to bring more people here, the highways are just not suitable. They are too narrow. Northop Hall, as it is, is used as the district bypass for people wanting to get on to the A55.

“Northop Hall village, over the years has had more than its fair share of development, enough is enough.”